Gower Ross

1890–1917 (age 27)

Biography

Gower Ross gained admiration on the Australian rules football field for his athleticism and sportsmanship, representing his community with pride before the war reshaped the lives of his generation.

Answering the call to serve, he joined the forces overseas and was among those who fell in 1917; his name lives on at the Arras Flying Services Memorial as a reminder of the friends and athletes lost to conflict.

Also buried at Arras Flying Services Memorial

Alan Morey
1893–1918 (age 25)
Arras Flying Services Memorial
Alan Morey is remembered among the airmen listed on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
Pruett Mullens Dennett
1899–1918 (age 19)
Arras Flying Services Memorial
Flying ace Pruett Mullens Dennett is honored on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
Merrill Samuel Taylor
1893–1918 (age 25)
Arras Flying Services Memorial
Merrill Samuel Taylor was an American aircraft pilot who served during the First World War.
2nd Lieut. Louis Belloc
1897–1918 (age 21)
Arras Flying Services Memorial
Second Lieutenant Louis Belloc served in the First World War and died in 1918, commemorated at the Arras Flying Services...
Valentine Collins
1894–1918 (age 24)
Arras Flying Services Memorial
Valentine Collins was an aircraft pilot who died in service in 1918 and is commemorated at the Arras Flying Services Mem...